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Eleanor had one daughter, Gwenllian of Wales, whom she died giving birth to on 19 June 1282 [9] at the royal palace in Abergwyngregyn, on the north coast of Gwynedd. Her body was taken across the Lafan Sands to the Franciscan Friary at Llanfaes, Anglesey. [10]
Eleanor was youngest child and the only surviving daughter of Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester (c. 1208-1265) and his wife, Eleanor (1215?-1275), countess of Pembroke and Leicester. Eleanor's brothers were Henry de Montfort, Simon de Montfort, Amaury de Montfort, Guy de Montfort and Richard de Montfort.
Mar 10, 2015 · Born in 1258, probably at Kenilworth Castle, Eleanor de Montfort was the only daughter and sixth child of Eleanor of England. Her mother was the fifth and youngest child of King John and Isabella of Angouleme, and sister of Henry III.
The daughter of Simon of Montfort and Eleanor of Montfort (1215–1275), Eleanor was born into the chaos of her parents' rebellion against King Henry III of England. She was only 13 when her father died while leading the baronial army at the Battle of Evesham.
Jun 18, 2017 · Elinor herself died in childbirth on June 19, 1282 at Garth Celyn, and was buried across the Menai Strait at Llanfair Abbey, beside her aunt, Joanna. No trace remains of her grave.
Eleanor of Montfort was the last child born to King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême. She was made countess of Leicester and, as a young woman, married one of her father's baronial supporters, William Marshal of Pembroke.
The roll begins in February 1265, the crucial year of the de Montfort fortunes, when the earl reached the height of his power, only to plunge with startling suddenness to defeat and death. The Countess’s household accounts give us remarkable glimpses of those vital months.
